Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DID YOU KNOW?> > > > If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on the right side of your mouth.> > If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on the left side of your mouth.> > To make half a kilo of honey, bees must collect nectar from over 2 million individual flowers.> > Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by 'Bayer'.> > Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!> > People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport .> > Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.> > Astronauts can't belch - there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs.> > Ancient Roman, Chinese and German societies often used urine as mouthwash.> > The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. In the Renaissance era, it was fashion to shave them off!> > Because of the speed at which Earth moves around the Sun, it is impossible for a solar eclipse to last more than 7 minutes and 58 seconds.> > The night of January 20 is "Saint Agnes's Eve", which is regarded as a time when a young woman dreams of her future husband.> > Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros .> > It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!> > Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years .> > Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end .> > If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.> > Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases.> > Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.> > Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.> > The song, Auld Lang Syne, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.> > Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent> > Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450 F.> > The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.> > Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.> > The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.> > Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.> > The University of Alaska spans four time zones.> > The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.> > In ancient Greece , tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.> > Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday.> > Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.> > A comet's tail always points away from the sun.> > The Swine Flu vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent.> > Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.> > The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armour raised their visors to reveal their identity.> > If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.> > When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight.> > In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.> > Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.> > Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams.> > The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.> > The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.> > Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters.> > Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy.> > Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.> > Everything weighs one percent less at the equator.> > For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off.> > The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.> > And last but not least:> > In 2012, December has 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays and 5 Mondays. This apparently happens once every 823 years!> > This is called 'money bags'. So send this on to 5 and money will arrive in 5 days.> > Based on Chinese Feng Shui, the one who does not pass this on will have money troubles for the rest of the year.> > Live simply.> > Love generously.> > Care deeply.> Speak kindly.> Leave the rest to God.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

EMBARRASSING MEDICAL EXAMS

1. A man comes into the ER and yells . . .'My wife's going to have her baby in the cab.' I grabbed my stuff, rushedout to the cab, lifted the lady's dress and began to take off her underwear.Suddenly I noticed that there were several cabs - - - and I was in the wrongone.Submitted by Dr. Mark MacDonald , San Francisco

3. One day I had to be the bearer of bad news when I told a wife that herhusband had died of a massive myocardial infarct.Not more than five minutes later, I heard her Reporting to the rest of thefamily that he had Died of a 'massive internal [blip].'Submitted by Dr. Susan Steinberg

4. During a patient's two week follow-up appointment with hiscardiologist, he informed me, his doctor, that he was having trouble withOne of his medications. ?Which one?'. .. . I asked. 'The patch... The Nursetold me to put on a new one every six hours and now I'm running out ofplaces to put it!' I had him quickly undress and discovered what I hoped Iwouldn't see. Yes, the man had over fifty patches on his body!Now, the instructions include removal of the old patch before applying anew one.Submitted by Dr. Rebecca St. Clair , Norfolk , VA

5. While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient, I asked, 'How longhave you been bedridden?' After a look of complete confusion she answered ... . ' Why, not for about twenty years - when my husband was alive.'Submitted by Dr. Steven Swanson- Corvallis , OR

6. I was performing rounds at the hospital one morning and while checkingup on a man I asked . . .' So how's your breakfast this morning?' ?It's verygood except for the Kentucky Jelly. I can't seem to get used to the taste.Bob replied. I then asked to see the jelly and Bob produced A foil packetlabeled 'KY Jelly.'Submitted by Dr. Leonard Kransdorf , Detroit ,

7. A nurse was on duty in the Emergency Room when a young woman withpurple hair styled Into a punk rocker Mohawk, sporting a variety oftattoos, and wearing strange clothing, Entered . . . It was quicklydetermined that the patient had acute appendicitis, so she was Scheduled forimmediate surgery.. When she was completely disrobed on the operating Table,the staff noticed that her pubic hair had been dyed green and above it therewas a Tattoo that read . . .' Keep off the grass.'Once the surgery was completed, the surgeon wrote a short note on thepatient's dressing, Which said 'Sorry . . . Had to mow the lawn.'Submitted by RN no name,AND FINALLY!! ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. As a new, young MD doing his residency in OB. I was quiteembarrassed when performing female pelvic exams... To cover my embarrassmentI had unconsciously formed a habit of whistling softly.The middle-aged lady upon whom I was performing this exam suddenly burstout laughing And further embarrassing me. I looked up from my work andsheepishly said. . .. ' I'm sorry. Was I tickling you?' She replied withtears running down her cheeks from laughing so hard . . ..' No doctor but the song you were whistling was .. . . ' I wish I was anOscar Meyer Wiener .'Dr. Wouldn't submit his name....

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Baby's First Doctor VisitThis made me laugh out loud. I hope it will give you a smile!A woman and a baby were in the doctor's examining room, waiting for the doctor to come in for the baby's first exam.The doctor arrived, and examined the baby, checked his weight, and being a little concerned, asked if the baby was breast-fed or bottle-fed.'Breast-fed,' she replied..'Well, strip down to your waist,' the doctor ordered.She did He pinched her nipples, pressed, kneaded, and rubbed both breasts for a while in a very professional and detailed examination.Motioning to her to get dressed, the doctor said, 'No wonder this baby isunderweight. You don't have any milk.'I know,' she said, 'I'm his Grandma,But I'm glad I came.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`

Good morning BoomerLand! Ho Ho Ho!

Twenty six shopping days left don't you know.

Hope you've made your list and checked it twice.

If I'm not on it check it again just to be nice.

You won't find me listed under good or bad. I'm more likely found under 'willfully immature'.

I could be this, or I could be that. I think that I'm just not entirely for sure.

I'm sure of this though:

Christmas is a time for getting.

I'll Forget who still owes me money.

I'll Forget who has made me mad.

I'll Forget what has made me sad.

I'll Forget the pain that I've had.

Christmas is a time to be leaving.

I Believe in the future at hand.

I Believe in the goodness of man.

I Believe there'll be positive changes for me.

I Believe my best assets are friends and family.

You may be for getting, or you may be leaving.

Just don't forget to believe.

Well that's enough of that to be sure.

Any more and my coffee will start to taste salty.

Have a happy forgetful day everyone.

joe

I forgot what I was going to do next.

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Joe thanks for the chuckles!!! Hope that work goew=s well and the time flies!!

Haroula, venus, Cailyn, Gerry, Manxman, Bob have a lovely day!

Gail thanks for the Karen update! So glad she is home now. There just is no place like home!! Keeping you both in my thoughts and prayers. HUGS!

Midge transfer them to photobucket then copy the code and use it here. If you want you can send them here and I could post them for you!! If you look in the FAQ I think it explains how to do it. Good luck!

Darlene may work fly and all go smoothly!!

No plans here yet but ya never know around here. Today is my youngest grandchilds birthday!! She turned 18!! Just where has the time gone???

I was supposed to be at this stadium last night to see my future SIL's step brother break the world record for the most Aztec pushups in a minute for charity. He totally blew away the record! If you are not aware of what they are and the difficulty, you have to do a pushup and then push off the ground completely and touch your hands and feet together in the air. Doing one is extraodinary, he did 31! The old record was 20. Here is his video World record Aztec Pushups

Our phone company showed up early and is actually removing wires from the old poles on the side street scheduled for sidewalk construction. Wheeee! Next step, cable company removes wires from old poles then the old poles get yanked out and the sidewalks can begin. I can hardly wait! Gonna be loads of activity, lots of new MEN to chat with as they work and lots of dust and dirt and mud and cars parked all over MY territory.

Just a quick Good Morning! Happy to report that the storm amounted to just that, L4L and Nan, a tempest in a teapot!! Warnings are still up until four this afternoon but it stopped most of the blowing around one AM when it was supposed to really get going!! Family visit at my Mum's next door so off we go!!! Happy Gaming everyone!!

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LotusLife is like a hot bath. It feels good while you’re in it, but the longer you stay in, the more wrinkled you get.